In a significant policy shift, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has announced the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in…
Egyptian fintech Dayra secures $3-million
Cairo-based fintech startup Dayra has joined Y Combinator’s (YC) Winter 21 group and secured the largest debt and equity Pre-Seed round in the region…
Cape Town-based fintech secures $4-million
South African fintech startup Stitch has secured $4-million in a seed round of funding co-led by firstminute capital and Raba along with several other…
ImaliPay raises undisclosed amount in pre-seed funding
Kenya-based fintech startup ImaliPay has secured an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding led by TEN13, an Australian venture capital firm, and several other investors…
Innovative SA medtech startup receives funding
hearX, an early-stage South African-based global medtech disruptor, has secured an investment from Futuregrowth. hearX secures undisclosed investment amount from Futuregrowth Amrish Narrandes, Head…